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Mirage sources and large TeV halo-pulsar offsets: Exploring the parameter space

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: GeV gamma-ray emission is frequently observed both at large angular separation from pulsars and are not always centered around these pulsars. Using GPU-acceleration monte-carlo simulations, the authors provide a compelling explanation that the propogation of 100 GeV electrons that produce these gamma-rays in the turbulent interstellar magnetic field both leads to off-center peaks and wide separation, e.g., a gamma-ray mirage. These mirages can help constrain the properties of the interstellar magnetic field.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/9461-gltv

Authors: Yiwei Bao, Ruo-Yu Liu, Gwenael Giacinti, Hai-Ming Zhang, Yang Chen

Institutions: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, K. C. Wong Education Foundation, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities